Pokémon is practically a cultural institution. Every true child of the '90s knows every word to the theme song, lost a lot of their parents' money on the trading card game, and spent many dozens of hours testing playground rumors in ... read

While pretty much everyone these days games, it still seems that most of the best events always hit the bigger cities. When I was growing up I longed to visit the Pokemon Center in New York or E3 in Los Angeles. There were no museums, no la... read

I dunno if this is the right audience, but I really enjoy documentaries and educational things.
Recently on YouTube a bunch of people have created some pretty interesting content that really boils down to cool trivi... read

So ... Burnout is awesome. Always has been, always will be. And while it is true that we haven't seen a true game from that franchise in a while, Criterion has been doing its best to bring all of the insane, anarchic fun we know and love f... read

If you haven’t been able to tell by the fairly large number of headphone reviews I’ve done for this site, I have a thing for audio equipment. It's probably the single biggest investment I make beyond my daily caffeine intake.
As... read

Pikmin is just fantastic. I mean... we all kinda know it, because it's Pikmin, but my roommate powered through the first one again a couple of days ago, and now he's working on Pikmin 2. It's just... so great.
Oh yeah, the Tokyo Game Show i... read

It doesn't take much to really improve the gaming experience. Better seating, better lighting, better company, etc. are sometimes all it takes to go from an utterly insufferable trek through your simulated world of choice to a mag... read

Over the past 24 hours we've been utterly BOMBARDED with Wii U news. Fifty launch titles, $350 for the top model, coming November 18th, etc. etc. So... stuff's intense and we should be seeing Msoft and Sony pick-up their next-gen prepa... read

It's been awhile, folks, but now I'm back with more beer reviews along with your daily recap.
Today's beer comes from home state of Oklahoma. I picked it up around New Year's Day, and just never got around to trying it. I was a bit worried ... read

So... Dale was bragging that he got to play SimCity at gamescom. That's pretty awesome. It was my personal game of show for E3, and the stuff I saw there was impressive.
After the exceptional disappointment that was SimCity 4... read

Last Friday, one of my coworkers brought in a homemade IPA. Now I realize that this is kind of a BS review because no one else will be able to pick it up… like ever. Still, I thought drinking boss-approved-beer at work was cool enoug... read

There was a huge sale going down at my local liquor store and I thought it'd be a great time to pick up some local microbrews. After looking around a bit, I settled on a case of "Moo Joos Oatmeal Milk Stout".
Head was a rich golden bro... read

I've been a huge fan of Stone in the past. Their Arrogant Bastard is easily one of my favorite ales, and I'm in love with their Imperial Russian Stout (the non-anise version). When I got my hands on the Self-Righteous I was expecting a mout... read

There’s a steadily growing market for smaller and smaller desktops. These are machines that keep all of the advantages of a full computer (e.g., more power, ventilation, interchangeable parts) and the portability of a laptop.
The Alie... read

THE BEER REVIEWS CONTINUE.I'd always heard Hoegaarden was a pretty nice light summer beer, and I thought "What better way to celebrate the fourth than to drink an import"? I was very impressed with the whole thing. Most wheat beers are pret... read

My favorite beers are definitely the stouts. They're thick, full-bodied and packed with flavor, without being too nuanced. With Trappist ales, for example, I always feel like I need to focus on the taste because there's so much there. Stout... read

As I'm sure everyone who is familiar with my previous work on Destructoid is already well aware, I have a thing for portable electronics and laptops in particular. Last week, I was able to put Origin's new 11-inch "netbook" through its pace... read

After the spectacular feedback I got from last week's beer review... I've decided to keep doing it. Every Thursday night, I'll have a new beer (new as one I haven't review before) and I'll incorporate it as part of the Hotness. I don't know... read

Civilization has always had a special place in my heart. As a turn-based 4X strategy game, it is the antithesis of damn-near everything in the shooter-saturated landscape that is the modern game market. When it was initially released in 2... read

You'll have to forgive the lateness of this preview. I was bed-ridden for damn near four days after E3 on account of nerd-flu.
Still, if you'll stick around for a little bit, I'd like to tell you about one of my favorite games of the show. ... read

Not too many people know this, but I'm a budding beer snob. Thanks to JRo, Conrad, and plenty others giving me crap about my beer selections last PAX Prime, I've started trying to broaden my horizons, get out and try new beverages.
Tonight,... read

Revenge is probably one of the most universal stories we tell. It's in practically everything from Star Trek, to Moby Dick, to God of War. Now we have Dishonored.
The main character, Corvo Atano, is a former member of the Empress' court who... read

Since I closed down my heavy metal page this year due to lack of time and will, I thought Id post my top 3 albums of 2016 here should anyone be More details in the 3: Guardians-Saor 2: Sorceress-Opeth 1: Jomsviking-Amon Amarth

I got home from work in the dead of night, only to find Ive missed the latest AMA bandwagon? Well Im getting on board anyway, so ask me your shadow overlord all those soft-hitting questions! Ill answer approximately sometime!

I think Ive finally learned to play more than one game at a time! The results of 20+ years of pure willpower! Currently alternating between REmake and Pokemon The former is so meticulously-designed, it feels like a goddamned board